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enComposting in Americahttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/ame/composting-america
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<p>America throws out immense amounts or trash, most of which is dumped into landfills or burned in trash incinerators. This is a costly system that damages the environment and harms our health. Luckily, communities across the country are turning toward a common-sense and beneficial solution: composting. Composting programs divert organic material – such as food scraps, leaves, branches, grass clippings and other biodegradable material – away from landfills and incinerators and turn it into a valuable product. Compost can replenish and stabilize soil, helping to boost and sustain food production in the future. It can also help pull carbon out of the atmosphere, helping to tackle global warming, and replace polluting chemical fertilizers, protecting public health.</p>
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Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:46:55 +0000rachel.spring71471 at https://environmentcolorado.orgClimate Solutions from Day Onehttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coe/climate-solutions-day-one
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<p>New governors are getting ready to take office in 20 states, from Florida to Alaska. As America’s newly elected governors prepare to take on their states’ biggest challenges, they should prioritize taking bold action on the greatest challenge of our time: climate change.</p>
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Thu, 10 Jan 2019 16:21:01 +0000emily.kowalski67816 at https://environmentcolorado.orgRenewables on the Rise 2018https://environmentcolorado.org/reports/ame/renewables-rise-2018
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<p>Over the last decade, clean energy has grown by leaps and bounds. Technologies that can help America shift away from fossil fuels — like solar panels, wind turbines, LED light bulbs, energy storage and electric cars — have gone from novelties to core features of the nation's energy landscape.</p>
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Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:25:39 +0000tparker63446 at https://environmentcolorado.orgShining Cities 2018: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in Americahttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coe/shining-cities-2018-how-smart-local-policies-are-expanding-solar-power-america
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<p>Solar power is expanding rapidly. The United States now has over 53 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed – enough to power 10.1 million homes and 26 times as much capacity as was installed at the end of 2010.<a title="" href="#_ftn1">[1]</a> Hundreds of thousands of Americans have invested in solar energy and millions more are ready to join them.</p>
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Tue, 03 Apr 2018 20:35:12 +0000rsherman59551 at https://environmentcolorado.orgThe Benefits of the Clean Car Standardshttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coc/benefits-clean-car-standards
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<p>The clean car standards are national regulations and incentives for the auto industry designed to reduce pollution from the transportation sector. Since passed in 2012, the standards have saved consumers money, reduced pollution, and spurred innovation.</p>
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Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:19:43 +0000tparker59376 at https://environmentcolorado.orgTroubled Waters 2018https://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coc/troubled-waters-2018
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<p>Over a 21-month period from January 2016 to September 2017, major industrial facilities released pollution that exceeded the levels allowed under their Clean Water Act permits more than 8,100 times. Often, these polluters faced no fines or penalties.</p>
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Wed, 14 Mar 2018 23:07:50 +0000aferraro58636 at https://environmentcolorado.orgPlugging Inhttp://environmentcoloradocenter.org/reports/coc/plugging
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<p>The adoption of large numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) offers many benefits for cities, including cleaner air and the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehicles are far cleaner than gasoline-powered cars, with lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower emissions of the pollutants that contribute to smog and particulate matter.</p>
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Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:36:55 +0000tparker57511 at https://environmentcolorado.orgRecharge Repairhttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coe/recharge-repair
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<p>A survey looking at the rise in battery replacement requests and self-repair interest in response to news breaking that Apple was slowing down older phones to preserve battery life.</p>
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Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:17:53 +0000ggarnerwells56661 at https://environmentcolorado.orgMaking Sense of Energy Storagehttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coe/making-sense-energy-storage
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<p>America must shift away from fossil fuels and towards clean, renewable sources of energy in order to protect our air, water and land, and to avoid the worst consequences of global warming. Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, are virtually unlimited and produce little to no pollution. With renewable energy technology improving and costs plummeting, it is now possible to imagine a future in which all of America’s energy comes from clean, renewable sources.</p>
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Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:27:49 +0000ggarnerwells56216 at https://environmentcolorado.orgRenewables on the Risehttps://environmentcolorado.org/reports/coe/renewables-rise
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<p>Clean energy is sweeping across America, and is poised for further dramatic growth in the years ahead.</p>
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Tue, 25 Jul 2017 20:32:05 +0000rsherman52346 at https://environmentcolorado.org